there's no defense except all the errors made

I often stood in front of the mirror alone, wondering how ugly a person could get.

Before my death I hope to obtain my life.

I sit here drunk now. I am a series of small victories and large defeats and I am as amazed as any other that I have gotten from there to here without committing murder or being murdered; without having ended up in the madhouse. as I drink alone again tonight my soul despite all the past agony thanks all the gods who were not there for me then.

The writer has no responsibility other than to jack off in bed alone and write a good page.

Everything was a trap: women, drugs, whiskey, wine, scotch, beer - even beer - cigars, and cigarettes. Traps: Work or no work. Traps: Artistry or no artistry; everything sucked you into some spiderweb. I disdained the use of the needle for the same reason that I disdained some so-called beautiful women - the price was far beyond the measure of the worth. I didn't want to hustle that hard.

Those who preach god, need god Those who preach peace do not have peace Those who preach love do not have love